WH 238

Text Information

Siglum
WH 238
Transliteration
l ʿḏ bn ʿḏ bn ġṯ w mṭy wḥd {-h} m- ḥrn f h s²{ʿ}{h}{q}{m} {s¹}{l}{m}
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Translation
By ʿḏ son of ʿḏ son of Ġṯ and he travelled quickly alone from the Ḥrn so O {S²ʿhqm} [grant] {security}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 283: mṭy w ḥdy m- ḥrn "he made a hasty journey driving camels from the Ḥrn" for mṭy wḥd {-h} m- ḥrn "he travelled quickly alone from the Ḥrn"; Macdonald 2009, II: 340: w mṭy wḥd{h} m- ḥrn "and he travelled in haste from the Ḥawrān by himself";
Commentary
The final letters after s² are not visible on the photograph but are present on WH's copy.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting from right)

Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions
WH 256-263

  • [WH] Winnett, F.V. & Harding, G.L. Inscriptions from Fifty Safaitic Cairns. (Near and Middle East Series, 9). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978.
Site
WH Cairn 7, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
in situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0010996
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA